Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:We examined the relationship between ability to speak English and receipt of Papanicolaou tests, clinical breast examinations, and mammography in a multiethnic group of women in the United States. METHODS:We used longitudinal data from the Study of Women Across the Nation to examine receipt of breast and cervical cancer screening among Chinese, Japanese, Hispanic, and White women who reported reading and speaking (1) only a language other than English, (2) another language more fluently than English, or (3) only English or another language and English with equal fluency. Logistic regression was used to analyze the data. RESULTS:Reading and speaking only a language other than English and reading and speaking another language more fluently than English, were significantly and negatively associated with receipt of breast and cervical cancer screening in unadjusted models. Although these findings were attenuated in adjusted models, not speaking English well or at all remained negatively associated with receipt of cancer screening. CONCLUSIONS:These findings suggest that language barriers contribute to health disparities by impeding adequate health communication.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Jacobs EA,Karavolos K,Rathouz PJ,Ferris TG,Powell LHdoi
10.2105/AJPH.2004.041418subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-08-01 00:00:00pages
1410-6issue
8eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048pii
95/8/1410journal_volume
95pub_type
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